Legal Opinion
Andrew John Walker v. George W. Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1990No. 88-15644PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Andrew Walker, a former inmate of Nevada State Prison, brought an action against the director of the Nevada Department of Prisons and various prison officers and administrators under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) alleging that his fourth, eighth, and fourteenth amendment rights were violated. He contends the violation occurred when prison guards forced him to submit to a blood test — purportedly in connection with an AIDS testing program being administered in the state prisons — by threatening to shoot him with “taser” guns. 1 The district court, adopting the Report and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by98 opinions
- Pierce v. County of OrangeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Armstrong v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Jordan v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Fletcher Casey, Jr., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Bradley v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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